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The Pursuit of Happyness

  The Pursuit of Happyness Ni Macoushla Mae L. Secuya   l. INTRODUKSIYON Sa direksyon ni Gabriele Muccino — isang Italyano na film director , Ang The Pursuit of Happyness ay ginanap noong 1981 San Francisco. Ang maling spelling na pamagat (orihinal mula sa aklat ni Gardner) ay kinuha mula sa isang 1776 na sanaysay ni Lemuel Haynes na siyang humihimok na ang mga puti at itim ay nilikhang pantay. Ito ay inilabas noong Disyembre 15, 2006 ngunit sa Pilipinas ito ay inilabas makalipas ang ilang buwan noong Marso 14, 2007.   II. BUOD Dahil sa pagkalugi at pagbagsak ng kanyang portable bone-density scanner na negosyo at pagkabaon sa utang, sa kalaunan ay nagpasya ang asawa ni Chris Gardner na si Linda na iwan siya at ang kanilang anak at lumipat sa New York. Habang nagbebenta ng mga scanners , nakilala niya si Jay Twistle na sa kalaunan ay nagbigay sa kanya ng pagkakataong maging isang intern stockbroker . Kahit matagumpay ang kanyang interview bilang intern, si Gardner a

Material Girl: Queen of Pop

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  One of the biggest, most influential pop stars that has graced the world with her talent. A literal icon , she is. Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Often referred to as the “Queen of Pop” and rightfully so, her tracks have been pushing the limits of her stardom higher and higher. An absolute legend. In 1978, she moved to New York pursuing a career in modern dance. After performing as a drummer, guitarist and vocalist in the rock bands Breakfast Club and Emmy, she made a name for herself as going solo while pumping out a series of all-time bestselling albums. Her various works which I suppose some would find controversial incorporate social, political, sexual, and religious themes all packaged in her incredible and incredibly meta pieces. Musical career aside, another thing that further pushed up her popularity was her roles in various films such as Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) , Dick Tracy (1990) , A League of Their Own (1992) , and Ev

Plastic On-screen Love and the Impressionable Minds of Youth

  The internet and its contents have a heavy and usually poor influence on how our youths perceive real marriages and relationships as a whole, especially without parental guidance. According to Zwier (2012, as cited in Banaag, M. E. K. G., et al.), Adolescents, through their own unique ways do explore the expectations and standards that society has expected of them through the information they consume from both mass and social media. Apart from the body image issues that are also a prevailing problem amongst teens, especially young girls, there are also limiting social boxes that society puts them in. What about relationships? The first real world relationships that many adolescents see are of course their parents or guardians. The way these significant figures in their lives present themselves will have the biggest impact on what they perceive as normal and ideal. As they grow older, they will be more and more exposed to the concepts and ideals of which society holds up as the stan